Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VIGI?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +18.0% and VIGI +7.3%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VIGI?

Neither: IXUS and VIGI both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IXUS and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VIGI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

IXUS vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

IXUS and VIGI hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets: $58.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, and $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

Both cost 0.07% a year; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; IXUS is 6.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	IXUS	VIGI
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$58.8bn	$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+7.3%
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	35.4%
Below its high	3.8%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+18.0%

IXUS total return, 1 year

+7.3%

VIGI total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.07%

VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VIGI hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

50%

half

12% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IXUS VIGI

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.71% 3.40%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.63% 4.61%

NOVARTIS AG 0.61% 3.35%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.56% 4.63%

NESTLE SA 0.56% 3.52%

SAP 0.50% 3.84%

TORONTO DOMINION 0.45% 3.46%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.38% 3.18%

HITACHI 0.37% 2.63%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.36% 2.81%

IBERDROLA 0.35% 2.48%

SONY GROUP 0.32% 2.60%

Only in IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.68%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.18%

ASML HOLDING 1.68%

SK HYNIX 1.65%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.76%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%

SHELL 0.69%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.56%

Only in VIGI

Novo Nordisk A/S 2.47%

Waste Connections Inc 0.72%

Assa Abloy AB 0.63%

SLBBH1142 0.41%

Hexagon AB 0.38%

GULF DEVELOPMENT PCL-FOREIGN 0.24%

Lifco AB 0.13%

Atco Ltd/Canada 0.07%

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On the same fields

IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

VIGI

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +18.0% +7.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.7 pts −10.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4586 343

Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $58.6bn $8.8bn

IXUS and VIGI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,586 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VIGI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +18.0% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VIGI?: Neither: IXUS and VIGI both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VIGI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

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IXUS on its own →VIGI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IXUS ↗VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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